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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which group of immigrants poured into the US between 1890 and 1920?
Scandinavians and Germans
Irish, Spanish, and Italian
English, Scottish, and Welsh
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Which of the following attracted immigrants to the Great Plains in the mid 1800's?
Large urban immigrant communities
Abundance of quality farmland
Prospect of indentured servitude
Booming, oil driven economy
From 1882 to 1892 what group of immigrants were prevented from entering the US, due to quotas?
Irish Immigrants
Western European Immigrants
Eastern European Immigrants
Chinese Immigrants
Which of the following caused the MOST prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?
Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt
the communities when they moved on again.
The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from
which the immigrants came.
Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in
the price of cropland.
Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into
American culture.
Which immigrant group settled in the northeast of the United States, particularly New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
West African immigrants
South American immigrants
Southeast Asian immigrants
Eastern European immigrants
Why were Chinese immigrants prevented from entering the United States from 1882 to 1892?
China and the United States were at war with one another.
They wanted to acquire wealth and then take it to their homeland.
Japan persuaded the United States to exclude Chinese immigrants.
Some believed they appeared unwilling to adapt to American culture.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Did NOT want religious freedom
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
Wanted LESS diversity
Wanted to live more simply
How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?
Main station for European immigrants
Main station for Chinese immigrants
Located on the EAST coast
People were only there a few hours
Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?
It was illegal to live anywhere else
They didn't want to be in the US
It made their adjustment to their new life easier
No other housing was avaliable
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?
Major companies wanted to hire them
People laughed at their accents
Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
They settled in warmer climates
They settled near water
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.
Promise of a better life
War or religious persecution
Religious Freedom
Better opportunities
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
There owned all the businesses in California
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
They opened too many restaurants
They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs
Which of the following BEST explains why immigrants came to the United States between 1865 and 1920?
Most immigrants were wealthy Europeans who brought successful businesses to the United States.
Most immigrants faced problems at home. They believed that there was much more opportunity for them in the United States than in their home countries.
Most immigrants came to the Oregon Territory, where married couples were given 640 acres of land for free.
Most immigrants did not expect to find much opportunity in the United States, but they were expelled (kicked out) of their home countries.
Which of the following was NOT something that new immigrants often found when they moved to the United States in the late nineteenth century?
More political freedom than in their home countries.
Better living conditions than in their home countries.
More religious freedom than in their home countries.
More economic opportunities than in their home countries.
Which is a reason that these cities grew in population in the years between 1870 and 1920?
Free farmland was provided to settlers.
Many men went overseas to fight in war.
New industries provided jobs for people.
Fewer immigrants moved to these areas.
Between 1836 and 1914, over 30 million European immigrated to the United States. Where did most of these immigrants settle?
California
northern cities
Great Plains
southern farm towns
What hardships were faced by immigrants entering America in the early 1900s?
They became enslaved if they moved to the South.
They were separated from their families because they could not afford to live together.
They received low wages, labored in hazardous working conditions, and lived in overcrowded areas.
They were unable to find other people from their homelands because of the small number of immigrants.
Which area on the map of the United States had the greatest urban population at the start of the Twentieth Century?
A
B
C
D
What challenge of urbanization and industrialization is demonstrated in this photo?
unfair labor practices
inner city overcrowding
child labor exploitation
racism and discrimination
Which of the following is the most significant source of urban population growth from 1890 to 1920?
immigration from Europe
immigration from the South
elimination of small pox
the establishment of suburbs
Which was a main reason for the flux of immigrants entering America in the early 1900s?
Immigrants hoped to seek economic opportunity.
People were fleeing Europe after World War 2.
The Gold Rush offered a quick fortune.
The United States needed more people to settle in the western states.
Which of the following is a pull factor that drew immigrants to settle in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
famine
land shortages
religious persecution
promise of a better life
Push factors influencing immigrants to leave Europe included all of the following EXCEPT:
Insufficient food
Religious intolerance
The unequal treatment of women and people of color.
Lack of economic opportunity.
Which of the following attracted immigrants to the Great Plains in the mid 1800's? CHOOSE 2
Abundance of quality farmland
Prospect of indentured servitude
Booming, oil driven economy
job opportunities building railroads
Large urban immigrant communities
Which THREE events caused people to move to cities during the 1900s?
Farm work became industrialized.
The government raised taxes on agriculture.
There was steady employment in factories.
Transportation became cheaper and easier.
American farmers could not compete with imports.
